William Temple’s work on voluntary schools

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 @ 00:27

From Dr G. F. Chorley Sir, - I greatly appreciated the article by the Revd Dr
Stephen Spencer (Comment, 24 October) on
the life and work of Archbishop William Temple. May I add some
comments on Dr Spencer's treatment of education?

The 1918 Education Act raised the school-leaving age to 14 for
all pupils, but many children still received all their education in
one school. Some large urban centres had begun to provide separate
central schools for pupils over the age of ...

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